A letter writer is offended they were invited to the wedding shower but not the wedding of a friend’s daughter.

When I had my hair done, the stylist and her assistant spent the entire time talking over my head. There was no way I could ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have been friends for many years with a married couple and their adult son. They are a very wealthy and ...

But if they are talking pleasantries, you may smile or laugh or add something and see if it takes. There is a good chance ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names ...

At a bowling party for my 40th birthday, my dad brought his girlfriend. It didn’t take her long to try to take over the whole ...

No one knew what to say or how to stop her, since we don’t really even know her, and no one wanted her to be uncomfortable.

For decades, my group of friends has gotten together at restaurants, but we each pay our own checks. Is there anything wrong ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names of all 12 guests into the lanes (two lanes, six people at each).

GENTLE READER: What your friend is doing is a breach of both etiquette and friendship. But Miss Manners assures you that if you treat it as such, just once, you will not have to repeat yourself: “If ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader whose friend tends to overshare.